Motor resetter



June 16, 1925.

M. VICTORSOHN MOTQR RESETTER Filed April 17. 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 June, 16, 1925. 1,541,876

M. VICTORSOHN MOTOR RESETTER Filed April 17. 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ji/veigzbr.

June 16, 1925.

M. VICTOR'SOHN MOTOR RESETTER Filed April 17. 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 29 fivenbr.

W W i Patented June 16, 1925.

MOYIURE ansn'rrnm of New York have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Motor Resette-i's,-o-fwhich the follo winggis a full, clear, and exact specification:

This invention relates-to motors for driving various kinds of mechanism but especially designedand adapted-for rotating the tutrn'taioles of phonographs or talking machines.

The motor-herein disclosed s quitesnnilar'inconstruction and operation toth'e one shown-end described in my prior-applies tion filed 'October 20,'1919-, Ser No. 331569.

The present invention relates particularly to the means for;resettingi zth e motor; and the'objectof this inventionis to providemeans for conveniently resettingv theinotor by hand'froin the top of the instrumentor cabinet.- Other objects will appearas the description I proceedsw I The invention will be first hereinafter described in connection with -the accompanyingdrawings, which constitute part of=this specification, and then -more specifically de lined in the claims at-the-endof the dc scription. I p

In the accompanying i drawings, wherein similar reference characters are used-t designate corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure l is a section-through-themasing orcaloinet showing the motorin side eler vation and in set position, the positions oi the weighted "arm and resetting.lever being also indicated in i dotted linesinthe positions they occupy when the motor has-run down, the section being-aon line I I' of Figure 2. V

Figure 2 is a-sectionoftheapparatns -'on the line IIII of Figure 1 F igure' 3 is a section throughthe main' gears of the motor showingqthe-way in which the weighted arni is mountedr Figure 4 is a planviewof a portion-of the top of the casing or cabinet showing the slot through which the" reSettin-g leVer works closed bythehin'ged cover therefor.

Figure 5 isdetailed elevatio-no f theresetting lever on a larger scale thanFi-gure 3 said lever being shown with-relation to the slot iii-the top. of the cabinet.

Figure 6- is a bipken d'etailecl side viewof the carrier for the weighted arm of the motor, shewing the-ratchet connection be tween said I arm andniain geaw' Figures 7 anct 8 are detailed views of the: loose coupling between section's-of the-liori'- zontal shaft running froimthe motorto the: turntable shaft, and

Figure Q is a detailed view of the-*- reset-F tingilever, showing how thepaiiel is autm matieall-y raisedout of engagement with? the segmental gear when said lever -is swungg in a reverse direction.

In the drawings 1 indicates-a c'asing or cabinet of a' phonograph in lwliiclt a com partnien't 2 may bereservedfor storing. records or other purposes; main horh zontalbearing shaft 3 of the niqter is jo n naled in one I wallofthe cabinet and in spaced upright supporting. members-- 4 and 4 The main gear 5 is mountedon said shaft- 3 and has a concentric. ratchet portion-6 at one sideover which therannular fiai-ige 7 0f the carrier 8 for the weighted lever 9*ergtenclspsaid carrier heing in disk form andalso loosely mounted onlt he shaft 3. Saidcarrier has a radiallyrofl'set chmm bered portion 10 in which the lever -9' carrying-a weight 48 iniits forked endr49iis pivoteol at 11, :andthe inner endof said lever has a ratchet tooth 12 to engage the ratchet portion 6 on the mai ngearfi', asshown in Figures 1 and 6-. 3 When theweig-htedlever moves downward in operation w from the po-' sition shown'in' solid'lines in -Figure 1 to that illustrated a in dotted lines, the ratchet tooth 12' is heldinengagement with the ratchet portion- 6 and causes the main" gear 5 to turn, but when said weightedlever is being raised in resettingithe motor, as "will be; hereinafter eXp1ained, -the ratchet tooth 12 isdisengaged from saidratchet portion 6 of the main gear, as indicatedin dotted lines in Fig-ure 6 I As shown in Figure'2 ,:the maingear 5 meshes with a gearlC-B ona counter shaft 13* extending betweenv the supports 4 and 4* and turning with-- another gear-14 which meshes with agear 15' on another counter shaft-16. S'aitl'gear' 15 turns with another gearl'? whichineshes with a-gear 18 on-the horizontal shaft 19'carryinga bevel pinion 20 in mesh with another bevel gear-21 on a vertical shaft 22; The bevel" gear- 21- turns with a gear 23 which mesheswith-agear-24 on the shaft carrying the turntable 26. It will thus be seen that the rotation of the main gear by the downward movement of the weighted arm will be transmitted through the multiplying gear train just described to the turntable which will be given a considerable number of revolutions during the said downward movement of the arm be cause of the relative sizes of the gears in said train as illustrated in Figure 2. p

In order to provide a loose coupling in the gear train and prevent injury to any of the gears during operation or resetting of ,the motor, the horizontal shaft 19 is made in two sections, one of which carries a disk 28 having projecting pins 27, Figures 7 and 8, while the other carries a disk 29 having holes 30 therethrough larger than said pins and into which said pins extend. This constru'c'tion allows one section of said shaft 19 to' slip or turn independently of the other to a limited extent.

The resetting of the motor is effected by a lever 31 whichis pivotally mounted on the shaft 3, see Figures 1 and 2, and has its upper end projecting through a slot 32 in the top of the cabinet 1 and fitted with a suitable knob or handle 33. Said lever carries a spring pressed pawl 34 which normally engages a segmental rack or gear 35 mounted to turn freely on the main shaft 8. This segmental gear'has a plain portion 36 provided with a radially extending arm 47 arrangedbelow the weighted arm or lever 9 and connected thereto by a link 37 Because of the connections between the parts ust described it will be noted that as the weighted lever arm 9 moves downward the resetting lever 31 swings from left to right as shown in Figure 1, and that when said resetting lever is swung from right to left the weighted lever arm will be raised.

The upper end portion 38 of the lever 31 is swiveled to the main portion thereof, as at 39, Figures 1, 5 and 9, and said upper end portion 38 carries a rock arm 40 connected to a push rod 41 guided in a bracket 42 on the main portion of the lever and extending to a point just above the free end of the pawl 84. Said pawl may thus be released from the segmental gear 85 by swinging said upper'end portion 38 of the lever 31 to the right, as indicated in Figure 9.

The slot 32 in the top of the cabinet may be closed when the instrument is not in use by a cover plate -13 hinged at 44-, Figures 1, 4 and 5. As illustrated in Figures 1 and 3, the radially oil'set chambered portion 10 of the carrier 8 for the weighted lever arm is provided with a cover 45 secured in place by screws 46 and serving as one of the supporting bearings for the pivot pin 11 for said lever arm.

The cover plate 43 for the slot 32 heretofore mentioned preferably has its free corners rounded, as at 50, Figures 1 and 4, so that it will be raised automatically by the lever 38 when the latter is moved from one end of the slot to the other. As soon as said lever has reached one end of the slot, the cover plate will drop again into closed position. When the lever has been operated to reset the motor, said lever may be immediately returned tothe other end of the slot, if desired, where it is ready for the next resetting operation.

I claim:

1. The combination with a member to be rotated, of a ratchet carried thereby, an arm carrying a pawl to engage said ratchet, a

weight on the arm for actuating said member, a resetting lever pivoted concentrically to said member, and means of connection between said lever and arm for raising the latter.

2. The combination with a member to be rotated, of an arm having intermittent gripping connection therewith, a weight on said arm for actuating said arm and member, a resetting lever, a segmental gear operatively connected to said arm, and intermittent gripping connection between said lever and segmental gear for raising said arm.

3. The combination with a member to be rotated, of an arm having intermittent gripping connection therewith, a weight on said arm for actuating said arm and member, a resetting lever, and a segmental member connected to said lever and arm for raising the latter.

, 4. The combination with a member to be rotated, of an arm having intermittent gripping'connection therewith, a weight on said arm for actuating said arm and member, a resetting lever pivoted concentrically of said member, and a segmental disk also pivoted concentrically of said member and having intermittent connection with said lever for raising said arm.

5. The combination with a member to be rotated, of an arm having intermittent connection therewith, a weight on said arm for actuating said member, a segment pivoted concentrically of said member, a link connecting said segment and arm, and a resetting lever having intermittent connection with said segment for raising said arm.

6. The combination with a member to be rotated, of an arm having intermittent connection therewith, a weight on said arm for actuating said member, a segmental rack connected to said arm, and a resetting lever carrying a pawl to engage said rack for raising said arm.

7 The combination with a member to be rotated, of an arm having intermittent connection therewith, a weight on said arm for actuating said member, a segmental rack connected to said arm, a resetting lever carrying a pawl to engage said rack for rais- 3 ing said arm, and means on the lever for releasing said pawl from said rack when said lever is moved in reverse direction.

8. The combination with a curved rack, of a lever, a pawl pivoted on said lever and adapted to normally engage said rack, a handle at the free end portion of said lever rule jointed thereto and having a projecting lug, a push-rod connected to said lug and adapted to engage said pawl beyond its pivot for releasing the same from the rack when the lever is moved in a reverse direction, and a guide lug on said lever through which the push rod loosely extends.

t). The combinatiol'i with a member to be rotated, ot' a carrier mounted to turn (:on rentrically of said member and having a flange surrounding the same, and a weighted lever pivoted on said flange and having means for intermittently gripping said member.

10. The combination with a member to be rotated. ot a carrier mounted to turn rom-entrirally of said member and having a flange surrounding the same. there being a chambered projection on said carrier in line with said flange, and a weighted lever pivotally mounted in said chambered projection and having means for intermittently gripping said member.

11. The combination with a member to be rotated, said member having a ratchet portion, of a carrier mounted to turn concentrically of said member and having a flange overlapping said ratchet portion, a weighted lever pivotally mounted on said flange, and a tooth on said lever to engage said ratchet portion.

12. The combination with a member to be rotated, of a carrier mounted to turn eoncentrically of said member and having a 'tlange overlapping said member, there being a recessed projection on said carrier in line with said flange and opening on one face of the carrier, a removable cover for said recessed projection, and a weighted lever pivotally mounted between said recessed projection and cover and having means for intermittently gripping said member.

13. The combination with a motor of the character described. of a cabinet therefor, said cabinet having a slot therein, a motor resetting lever extending through said slot, and a cover tor covering the main portion of the slot when the lever is at either end thereof.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

MORRIS VICTORSOHN. 

